Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday proposed an economic zone connecting the Indian Ocean to Africa as the ...

Nigerians attending the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) in Yokohama have voiced deep ...

Naoki Ando, senior vice-president of Japan International Cooperation Agency, the implementing agency of Japan’s aid policy, ...

He spoke at a conference in Japan, where Tokyo is attempting to court African nations as a China alternative. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

JAPAN has said it will “laugh and cry” with African countries as it woos the continent with mouth-watering pledges earmarked ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba proposed an "economic zone" encompassing the Indian Ocean region and Africa during a major aid conference for African nations on Wednesday, seeking to tap into ...

Bumper harvests of the drought-resistant crop ring in food security - and export income - for smallholders with support from the Government of Japan and the World Food Programme ...

Japan hosted African leaders on Wednesday for a three-day development conference, offering itself as an alternative to China ...

Africa stands at a crossroads. Its challenges—poverty, conflict, governance—are real. But its opportunities—youth, innovation ...

Kenya's economic growth this year is expected to exceed official forecasts despite higher U.S. tariffs and other challenges, ...

The Japanese government plans to raise $1.5 billion over the next three years for impact investing in Africa aimed at curbing ...

Africa has everything it takes to become a "renewable superpower", UN head Antonio Guterres said Thursday, as he called for greater investment in green energy across the resource-rich continent.